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 * Copyright (c) 2012, marco.tamburelli@gmail.com
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package org.cometmi.gwt.shared.util;

import org.cometmi.gwt.shared.MiObject;

public interface ObjectWrapper
{
	/**
	 * This method set the wrapped instance implementing the {@link MiObject}
	 * interface.
	 * 
	 * @param instance The instance.
	 */
	void setInstance(MiObject instance);

	/**
	 * This method returns the provided inner instance implementing the
	 * {@link MiObject} interface.
	 * 
	 * @return The wrapper instance
	 */
	MiObject getInstance();

	/**
	 * This method invokes a method from the inner instance.
	 * 
	 * @param methodName A String which identify the method name.
	 * @param methodSignature The string representation of argument JSNI
	 *        signature.
	 * @param args a list of method argument.
	 * @return The object returned by the invoked method.
	 * @throws Exception
	 */
	Object invoke(String methodName, String methodSignature, Object[] args) throws Exception;
}
